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2009 Press Release: Arts Council Scholarship Recipients June 2009
For immediate release
June 24, 2009
Members of the Des Plaines Arts Council awarded their 2009
scholarship recipients at the June 15, 2009 Des Plaines City Council
Meeting. Mayor Martin J. Moylan and members of the Des Plaines City
Council were pleased to congratulate the twelve recipients.
(pictured above left to right front row) Haripriya Mehta
(Iroquois Community School), Elise Adams (Iroquois Community
School), (back row left row)Willow Schneider (Maine West High
School), Elisabeth Jacobsen (Maine West High School), Suzanne Kukec
(Chippewa Middle School), Rebecca Bremer (St. Zachary School), Simon
Giavaras (Maine West High School), and Kyle Amati (Maine West High
School) pose for a photograph after begin acknowledged by the Des
Plaines City Council.
Scholarship winners not pictured are Jessica Bieniarz (Maine East
High School), Megan Franke (Forest Elementary School), Jacqueline
Ortiz (Algonquin Middle School), and Elizabeth Stenholt (Iroquois
Middle School).
The twelve students were awarded scholarships out of 78
applicants. Scholarships totaled approximately $4,000. Every January
scholarship applications are available from the Mayor’s Office, 1420
Miner Street or the Leisure Center at 2222 Birch St. and Prairie
Lakes, 515 Thacker. Applications are also available through schools
and fine arts teachers. Applicants must be in grades 4-12 and
studying fine, performing or literary arts including painting,
writing, sculpture, dance, etc. Des Plaines Arts Council
representatives present at the June 15, 2009 City Council Meeting
were Donna Catlett, Treasurer, Linda Traina President , Diane
Macewicz, Secretary and Directors Christy Piszkiewicz and Donald
Gloor.
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